Fox Sports successfully operated the first ever EVS sport graphics system, Epsio, fully integrated to the original LSM replay controller, for live inserts of a virtual offside line during the soccer match between Australia and Indonesia at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane on March 3rd.

Fujinon will provide technical service support to all valued customers at the 2010 FIFA WorldCup.

The service will be available from 5th June to 11th July 2010, service hrs: 09:00-18:00hrs (exception: 5th.June from 12:00hrs).

The Dubai World Cup 2010 offered horse racing enthusiasts and the glitterati set alike the hospitality only the Emirati can provide. Incorporating the opening of the iconic Meydan Grandstand and Racecourse – the new home of the Dubai World Cup – an extension of the programme has meant that the meeting now stages a total of eight races, making the meeting worth a phenomenal US$26.25million.

Sony announced that it will start streaming the FIFA World Cup™ Collection to BRAVIA TVs and Blu-ray Disc players across Europe via its BRAVIA Internet Video platform from late May.

Following the successful fan-based activities organised in Paris (2006), Athens (2007), Moscow (2008) and Rome (2009) during the previous years, the UEFA Champions Festival opens its doors for the public this year at the heart of the Spanish capital and welcomes all Madrileños, Spanish, finalists’ fans and city visitors to a week-long celebration of football which will be staged from Saturday 15 May to Saturday 22 May, closing just a few hours before the final takes place at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu of Madrid.

England’s Laura Davies defied tough, cold and windy conditions, to fire a closing four-under-par 68 and claim her 74th career victory at the UniCredit Ladies German Open, presented by Audi in Munich. Davies, 46, shot 10-under-par over the final two rounds at Golfpark Gut Häusern and came from nine strokes behind after Friday’s second round.

Broadcast Pix™ today announced that the South African Broadcasting Corp. (SABC), the official broadcaster of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, has purchased 10 Slate™ 1000 live video production systems for use during the international sports event. The tournament, which begins June 11 and features 32 teams from countries around the world, is expected to draw substantial crowds beyond ticketed spectators, and the Slate systems will be used to provide coverage for public viewing areas near each venue.

MLB Network, having completed its first full year in operation, has been honored with four Sports Emmy® awards for its inaugural year, including its signature daily studio show “MLB Tonight.” Three of the awards presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) honor MLB Network’s technical acumen in building one of the largest and most complex file-based video production centers in the country, featuring networked editing environment and a content management and repurposing architecture supported by Grass Valley™ technologies.

MEDIAPRO proved a highly successful host broadcaster for Canal + France and for the Euroleague basketball Final Four, held in Paris which saw Regal RC Barcelona crowned champions.

With this year’s English Premiership season drawing to a close, it’s now only a matter of weeks before the FIFA World Cup 2010 presents itself to televisions around the globe. Stadiums throughout South Africa are preparing themselves for the onslaught of international football fans, teams are warming up and intercontinental broadcasters are getting ready for one of the most important and high profile world broadcasting jobs of the decade.

MEDIAPRO worked alongside Formula One Management (FOM) to produce the Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix, which took place last weekend at the Montmeló track outside Barcelona, and provided signal distribution services for a host of TV networks round the world.

Sportcal sports market intelligence compiled the Fifa World Cup Factfile after an outstanding response to its Sports Market Insight: 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa major report, which has been cited in articles on the World Cup in The Wall Street Journal, Market Watch, The Singapore Business Times and a host of other publications.

Euro Media Group, the largest television facilities company in Europe, has acquired Aerial Camera Systems (ACS UK), a leading supplier of specialised camera equipment. The move will enable the Group to expand its operations and offer a new, specialist service to customers, not only across Europe but on an international scale.

On March 27th, 2010 the German heavyweight hope Steffen Kretschmann faced the Russian Denis Bakhtov at the Hamburg Sports Hall for a PABA championship fight. In addition "ran-boxing" offered additional highlights. A total of 13 fights were on the card. From 18.30 h the undercard fights were streamed live on ran.de. At 22.20 Fight Night was broadcast live on Sat. 1.

LiberoVision DiscoverEye provides eye-catching, realistically looking 3D replays and advanced virtual tools for sports broadcasts. Based on the existing TV images only, DiscoverEye can generate arbitrary virtual camera images in near pixel-perfect quality: All players look the same as in the real camera images, and smooth transitions between the real and virtual perspectives provide a unique experience. The computer generated, but realistic perspectives of DiscoverEye convey the sense among viewers that they are actually on the field with the players and “in the game”.
The system is available for soccer, American football, basketball, hockey, baseball, and rugby.
Besides the LiberoVision System, no additional hardware is needed in the stadium (e.g. no calibration heads).